The health impact of mosquito-borne diseases causes a huge burden on human societies.
Recent vector control campaigns have resulted in promising declines in incidence and …

Malaria remains a vector-borne infectious disease that is still a major public health concern
worldwide, especially in tropical regions. Malaria is caused by a protozoan parasite of the …

Background Adaptive manipulation of animal behavior by parasites functions to increase
parasite transmission through changes in host behavior. These changes can range from …

Previous studies have suggested that Plasmodium parasites can manipulate mosquito
feeding behaviours such as probing, persistence and engorgement rate in order to enhance …

Residual biopesticide treatments of Beauveria bassiana were tested against the bed bug
Cimex lectularius. An oil formulation of conidia was applied to different substrates. Bed bugs …

In spite of widespread insecticide resistance in vector mosquitoes throughout Africa, there is
limited evidence that long‐lasting insecticidal bed nets (LLIN s) are failing to protect against …

The public has a great desire for products that prevent the annoyance of biting insects and
ticks, but that desire does not always translate into sensible use of those products. Insect …

Background Insecticide resistance is greatly hampering current efforts to control malaria and
therefore alternative methods are needed. Entomopathogenic fungi have been proposed as …

Insect-killing fungi such as Beauveria bassiana are being evaluated as possible active
ingredients for use in novel biopesticides against mosquito vectors that transmit malaria …

We assessed the effects of exposure of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera
(Hübner)(Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae to the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria …